Singapore is definitely the place you want to go if you have a fetish for fat and obese people. Truly, how are Singaporeans going to live if one day, we don’t have any fattening foods available? We are all going to die without such rich foods! I heard that in Singapore, the people here are so fat and greedy, that all restaurants had to cancel their buffets and only allow ala carte for the fear of people exploding. We won’t want that to happen now do we? Exploding fat people is dangerous to everyone around them. I heard that when they explode, they give off the same amount of energy as 3 nuclear bombs.

After you have finished your medium raw three pound steak with massive potatoes topped with rich milky sauce, and you are still thinking of more fattening snacks to wash your beef down, you can take a look at The Butter Creations. As the name states, it’s all about butter and cookies. And they do make some great looking cookies. They have this butter cookies with a cookie chip on top as well as corn flake cookies, which I believe is butter cookies mixed with corn flakes. Yes, yes they look sinful but with is life without any sin? All you have to do is to avoid looking at the mirror like forever and you don’t have to worry about the weight gain anyway. And to make you feel better, take a look outside and you will find that you are not alone. There are many other fat and out of shape Singaporeans out there. Some who are even fatter than you are! So go ahead, take a bite…..you will find happiness in every bite. Till your overworked heart gives out on you.

Oh, and The Butter Creations delivers right to your doorstep! You know what that means. You get to eat butter cookies and you don’t even have to leave your house! Just sit in front of your computer, send an email and wait for the cookies to be delivered to your place. Life is just so damn wonderful.

That’s the name of a Singapore restaurant which sells steak. I wonder how good their steak is when they call themselves The Prime Society. They must have very great steak to call themselves that, I guess. At least there is some uniqueness and innovative down here in Singapore. And they have this The Prime Society Districtus Commandments which seemed rather ridiculous but it somehow still makes sense. Their commandments are as follows:

1. Thou Shalt Not Consume Inferior Cuts.

2. Thou Shalt Honour Thy Meat With The Finest Cuts.

3. Thou Shalt Not Share Thy Meat.

4. Thou Shalt Not Steal Thy Neighbour’s Meat.

5. Thou Shalt Not Dishonour Thy Meat By Ordering Well Done.

6. Thou Shalt Gaze Lovingly At Meat Before Attacking.

7. Thou Shalt Love And Respect Thy Meat.

8. Thou Shalt Not Have A Vegetarian Friend.

9. Thou Shalt Not Be Distracted By Conversion.

10. Thou Shalt Not Leave Room for Desserts.

Very nice. And from what I read, their steaks, ribs and seafood is pretty respectable as well. With their well-stocked alcoholic drinks, you won’t even remember that you had had no Buddhist/Hindu friends after eating all those steaks. You will be drooling drunk very soon. Steak or no steak. So please do not drive to this restaurant. Take a bus or something. They are located near Overseas Family School Football Field.

Yes, Cold Rock Ice Creamery is now available in Singapore! It is located at Holland Village and you should go down and try it. Well, I still did not yet have a taste of this supposedly superb style of ice cream (hey I am a busy man), but I am glad it is finally here. Singapore’s Ice Cream scene is pathetic, and I hope that competition and awareness will improve it. I mean, look at the hot weather of Singapore. Ice Cream should be a staple diet for all Singaporeans, but instead we neglect it and eat the crap Walls “Ice Cream”, half of which comes way too frozen even for us to bite. I want to eat the ice cream not ice block. Everytime I see someone eating Walls Ice Cream, I have to resist the urge to go and smack them hard in the face.

Okay, enough of my Walls bitching, we are here to talk about Cold Rock Ice Creamery. Basically, Ice Cream Chefs took the idea of mixing different variety of ice cream flavors and ingredients like nuts, cookies, candy, sweets and even fruits together from them. So, you get to choose a few flavors and choose your “mix-in” and let their staff mix them into a blend for you. Currently they have 35 flavors (like bubblegum, Tia Maria, Caramel mud cake and Honeycomb) for you to choose from and 49 “mix-in”s. You will have to let your imagination and creativity wild to enjoy all the different combinations! Not to mention, the hole that will be left in your pocket.

On their website, they have a little video showing how their ice cream is mixed if you are interested. Anyway, I don’t think it is difficult to do. All you have to do is get a rather creamy ice cream or two, add some candy or whatever, and then stir them around. The trick is the Ice Cream. If you have those made by Walls, then either you have to use a hammer or you will to wait till it starts to melt which would be yacky. But I guess most Singaporeans don’t have the time or even the energy to do all the mixing so this should attract quite a crowd. They also serve shakes, ice cream cakes, waffles and smoothies at their shop. Ahhh…..me love ice cream. Yum yum.

As all you might will know, I am always a snicker for Ice Cream. And I recently found a nice little shop at East Coast Road called Ice Cream Chefs. This shop sells home made ice-cream and they have something called a “mix-in”. Okay, how it goes is that you choose a flavour or more, then add it with other ingredients like candy, nuts, cookies or fruits and the staff at the shop will “blend” it for you. Yes, it is sort of like a little mix. You can experiment with different flavours. Of course, you may not get it right the first time, no no venture, no gain right? Exactly like those served by Cold Stone Creamery where the work is done on a cold stone base. And yes, they are right here in Singapore! Furthermore, I believe that they allow you to bring your own ingredients if they are not found in their shop.

I was reading through their website and found that they do “Ice-Cream Parties“. I believe that it is the same as what they do at their shop, except they do it at the office or your house. They have this portable mixing area(from the photo it looks like a tin container) so that their staff can do the blending at your place. You can impress your guests with the art of ice-cream “mixing”.

Ice Cream Chefs make their own Ice-Cream in their shop so the ice-cream should be much fresher than those you find in other shops. Their flavours include Durian Decadence, Nutella Delight, Mrs Smith, Beanie Vanilla, Horlicks and much more. You can check their entire list on their website, which is actually a blog. Yes, you can have your ice-cream delivered to your house if you want. It is S$95.0 per pint and delivery is free if you purchased S$50 or more.

Sure, the idea itself is not original, but you know, the problem with Singapore is everyone likes to follow each other. At least Ice Cream Chefs did something different first right here in Singapore. Not sure whether there will be other ice-cream business popping up soon with the same idea, but a thumbs up for Ice Cream Chefs for being so daring. That’s the spirit!

It has gotten hold of me! Yes, tea. I am now crazy over tea. And all sorts of tea, whether it is English Tea, Chinese Tea, Green Tea, Bubble Tea or whatever I am into it! I bought several some tea cups and tea pots too. When I go back home from work, I would pour myself a cup of tea and enjoy the evening with some very refreshing tea, even if the weather is warm. I don’t mind. I like the taste of tea. Wait, does that make me very English?

Well, if you are interested in tea as I am, you might be interested in getting tea accessories like tea pots, tea cups or even get some advise and information on tea, you can check out Tea Chapter. They sell all kinds of chinese tea leaves, tea pots, tea cups and even sells tea cakes. You can even have your ROM (Registration of Marriage) ceremony catered by them! I know it is weird, but who knows, perhaps there are still traditionalists in Singapore who thinks that we are still part of the English Empire afterall. However, this site is all about Chinese tea. You should look elsewhere if you are interested in Japanese or English Tea.

My personal favourite is green tea. It’s just so refreshing and it doesn’t have any aftertaste. I never got sick of drinking green tea too. I like those that come with the actual tea leaves in small packets. But you have to really heat them up first before the tea flavours come out. So I usually use boiling water and a tea pot with a lit and wait for a while till the flavours flow out before I start drinking it. I learned this from a tea expert. Okay, that’s not true, I read from somewhere on the Internet but it works so….

There are a lot of benefits to drinking tea. First of all, it is refreshing and it tastes great. In fact, it makes food taste better because it helps to clear your throat. It also helps to improve your digestive system. Think of it as a cleanser of sorts. It helps to get rid of unwanted particles and access oil from your body. Hey, furthermore, it helps to prevent tooth decay. I also heard that it prevents cancer and is very good for the skin. So you should go reduce your coffee intake and start drinking tea!

I recently were given a laptop by my ISP(that’s Starhub) for signing a 30 month contract for their Internet broadband service (Cable). Yes, that’s a 30 month contract I am stuck with. But anyhow, I got a laptop in return which I can bring around whenever I need to. Well, the laptop is not really a good piece of hardware, the keyboard is the worst I have ever seen with it’s keys falling all over the place. Very cheap and flimsy construction.

Ok, so armed with this laptop, I went around Singapore to test out the Singapore’s free wireless service. The three service providers are Singtel, Qmax and IcellNetworks. First I tried Toa Payoh Central’s McDonalds. The signal strength was excellent but somehow I faced a numer of disconnections. I had to login once every one hour or so. But the speeds I experienced was acceptable. I used both QMax and Icellnetworks. I don’t have the Singtel userid and password. You need to sign up with the three service provider first before you can login. It seemed to me that QMax is more stable than ICell. But I am nitpicking here. I stayed there for about 3 hours doing some work (which involved the Internet). Later, I tried Yishun. I went to the Starbucks at Northpoint. Again the connection there was great but I didn’t stay for long to test everything - coffee was too expensive.

A few days later, I went to Tampines Point and ate at McDonalds. As usual, I tried the Wireless service there too. No problems. The signal was excellent and I stayed connected for several hours. However, I discovered that the speeds were intermittent. Sometimes it would be fast and sometimes it will slow to a crawl. But at least I stayed connected. I believed that I stayed for 3 hours before going to Long John Silvers. Yes, no problem with the connection there either. I am quite impressed with this free Wireless service.

This should work out very well if they maintain the same service. Do note that this free service is for three years and will end somewhere in 2009. Why? I don’t know, perhaps the Singapore government think that nobody will be using Wireless anymore in 2009. They predicted we will all be using a whooping “high-speed” 28.8Kbps fax modem by then. Anyway, I can say that if you are planning to do some work while you are outside the office, you can quite safely depend on this service.

I am not a fan of Durians. Sure I do eat them once in a while, usually when I go out with my friends or family. But I am not exactly keen on durians. Most of the time, these smelly spiky fruit (supposedly King of Fruits) does not come to me as very tasty at all. Yes, the fruit itself is creamy but it just doesn’t taste right to me. Sometimes it is sweet and others it taste bitter. And the smell. For a lot of people, the smell is gross but to me, it’s just a strong aroma, nothing else. Just that the smell is very strong. Anyway, I have to introduce to you a small outfit selling Durians. They call themselves 717 Trading! Why do they have such a weird name? I don’t know, but I guess in Singapore, we see a lot of such weird names. Or perhaps their previous location is at some 717 street or something.

Anyhow, the reason why I am introducing you this shop is that it sells mainly Durians. I believe that they have good contacts in Malaysia (where the Durians came from) and they get the best pick. Their Durians are perhaps the best in Singapore. Well, they are the best I have ever tasted. One of my friends told me that they constantly provide good quality and tasty Durians so it was not just my luck that day. They also don’t keep their Durians for long. Stocks are driven directly from the source and sold by the next day. Another reason why their Durians should be fresher. There were cases where Durians were unloaded and immediately sold at their shop.

They have tables (along with mineral water and little boxes of tissue) for you to enjoy your Durians if you don’t want to bring them back to stink up your place and piss off your neighbours. You can stink up their little shop instead. And surprisingly, the people serving the Durians are pretty polite. The boss himself is a very friendly guy. He do go around and chat with his customers once in a while. I kind of enjoyed my little meal there. That’s something considering I am not really a fan of Durians. You don’t really see people in Singapore selling such creamy and great tasting Durians in Singapore anymore.

Oh, I nearly forgot about the price. Not cheap, but not expensive either. I think we should take into consideration the quality of the Durians sold and for it’s price, it’s quite fair in my opinion. They don’t cost a hand or a leg. But don’t expect 3 for S$10 though. If you are going on the weekend, be prepared to wait for your Durians. It can be crowded like hell sometimes. And since the shop is outdoors, you should only visit it in the evening if you are planning to eat there, unless you enjoy eating and sweating in the sun. Oh, they do sell other pastries as well like Durian cakes and Durian Puffs.

Are you guys sick of KFC? I have said in my previous blog post that the standard of KFC has dropped quite a bit and now, I seldom visit KFC anymore. Heck, not even my nephew likes KFC. Okay, he is more of a McDonalds kind of Toddler, so we will leave it at that. Anyway, if you are tired of crappy tasteless chicken from KFC, you should look at Arnold’s Fried Chicken.

But the sad thing about Arnold’s is that there is only 1 store. They have an express outlet at Pasir Ris, but I would not recommend eating there. The food is delivered and well, I don’t think it taste as good as if you get it fresh direct from the kitchen. You should go to the main store at City Plaza. Nothing beats eating a piping hot and juicy fried chicken right?

I had known about Arnold’s after one of my friends took me there for lunch. Wow, the chicken they served is great. Tender and juicy chicken, but you need to know that the chicken is fried, not baked like KFC, so if you are an health freak, this may scare you. Anyway, if you are a health freak, this kind of fast food should not be your thing. 

They are famous for their spring chicken and I would certainly recommend it. I had not tasted such great tasting and delicious chicken for years now. They don’t make them like they used to. Their close competitor is a store specializing in Fried Spring Chicken, but I will reserve that for another post. They also have a variety of side-orders (like Onion Rings, Potato Wedges, Criss-cut fries) and desserts you can try out. Arnold’s market itself as a fast food joint and you should expect huge crowds (and kids running around) at Weekends. Perhaps their service isn’t that great but I don’t really believe KFC’s service is any better either. Well, comparing their prices to KFC, they are not exactly cheap. But you get what you pay for, a little more for some great fried chicken, why not? Oh, they deliver too. So if you are planning a little party in your office, Arnold’s is a good choice, but their delivery areas are limited.

Do you like chocolate? Do you like cake? If you have said yes to both, then you will certainly like chocolate cake. I am sure most of us have eaten chocolate cake before. And I must say, I enjoy chocolate cake myself. But just last week, I thought that I knew what a chocolate cake tastes like but after eating a certain chocolate cake, I was so shocked that it taste so great. All the other chocolate cake pales (literally) compare to it.

So now, I introduce to you Awfully Chocolate! If you are living in Singapore, Shanghai, Jakarta, Taipei or Hong Kong, you are in luck. They have branches in all these cities. In Singapore, they can be found in 4 locations. Katong Mall, Republic Plaza, Cluny Court and Sembawang Hills. Awfully Chocolate only sells one type of cake - Chocolate Cake. That’s their speciality. Wuhahaha! That’s dark chocolate cake  in between layers of real great tasting and rich dark chocolate!  They have 3 favours of dark chocolate cake - All Chocolate (my favourite), Banana Chocolate and Chocolate Rum & Berry. Although you will need to purhcase the entire cake instead of getting slices. Not sure why they don’t sell in slices, not everyone can finish an entire cake themselves. I mean, considering the cake is very rich and Singaporeans are not famous for their love of chocolates, I think they would get better response if they sell in small slices, especially to Singaporean women.

Oh, they sell ice-cream too. Yes, you guess it - Dark Chocolate Ice Cream. I haven’t tried it yet, but if it taste as good as their cake (which is very likely), I am sure it will get popular very soon. And thank god they sell it scopes, instead of having to buy the entire tub or something. Great for those warm sweaty afternoons. A single scope cost S$3.10.

Yes, indeed. How many of you have visited Singapore before? And if you did, I am pretty sure you will agree with me, that Singapore is one of the best place where you can find great food. Sure, it’s not the best, but the food here is at the very least edible and if I might add, very tasty with a huge variety for everyone. And if you know where to look, the prices of these fine foodfares can be reasonable as well. Furthermore, you will find different favours of food.

If you are looking for Japanese food, you can find a plenty here like Sushi, Sashimi, Donburi, Japanese Curry, Ramen…..superb. How about Italian or French? Yes, we have it here as well. You can even find them at Hawker centers! How about Korean? Yes, the currently Korean craze has resulted in a lot of new Korean restaurants popping up everywhere on the island. Fine Indian dining you say? Yes, sir. It’s here alright. Naan, Tandoori Chicken, Biryani….wonderful, just wonderful. Chinese food? You will be amazed at the number of different restaurants/bistros we have here, serving Chinese cuisine - Hokkien, Teochew among them. How about local fares? Hahaha, you will discover that that’s what Singapore has plenty of and you should try them.

Whether you are looking for expensive and high class restaurants or just a family restaurant, or even a local cafe or bistro, Singapore has it all. If you are feeling adventurous, you can try out Singapore’s hawker centres. You will be amazed at what these humble hawkers can cook up for you to satisfy your appetite.

Eat and eat and eat. That’s what Singaporeans and Singapore visitors are doing. I mean, basically Singapore has nothing much to offer other than shopping, sunshine and food (well, in the future there will be gambling and vice). It’s no surprise that there are a lot of fat and obese people in Singapore, all with heart problems and will properly die young. But please, don’t let that stop you from trying out Singapore’s great dining pleasures.

So if you are visiting Singapore, please try out Singapore’s numerous restaurants. I have complied a list of Singapore Restaurants you can check out. It is not arranged in any order. I have also complied a list of Singapore Bistros/Cafes.